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The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation provides commercial data, analytics, and insights on businesses in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, and internationally. It offers risk management solutions, including DNBi, a subscription based online application that provides the customers real time access to global information, as well as monitoring and portfolio analysis; various business information reports; D&B Direct, an application programming interface that enables data integration inside enterprise resource planning applications, and master data management and toolkit; Supplier Risk Manager, an online application, which helps businesses to mitigate supply chain risk; and Onboard and Compliance Check, which are online applications that help customers comply with anti-money laundering. The company also offers sales and marketing solutions, such as customer data integration solutions, which cleanse, identify, link, and enrich customer information; D&B Optimizer solution that transforms customer prospects and data into commercial insight; Hoover's, which provides information on public and private companies, industries and executives, sales, and marketing and research professionals; Mobile IQ that offers centralized intelligence on businesses, peoples, and industries; marketing solutions to enable customers to perform onsite matching; marketing analytics, which help customers segment and understand existing customers; and D&B360 that helps customer relationship management customers to manage their data, increase sales, and enhance customer engagement. Its principal customers include manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers in banking, technology, telecommunication, government, and insurance fields, as well as sales, marketing, and business development professionals. The company has strategic alliances with Salesforce.com and Oracle. The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey.

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Dun & Bradstreet Corp. announced that at its annual general meeting to be held on May 06, 2015, the board has proposed the amendments to the certificate of incorporation and by-laws to reduce the aggregate ownership percentage required for holders of the Company's common stock to call a special meeting of shareholders from 40% to 25%.

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2014. For the quarter, the company reported total revenue of $489.8 million against $476.7 million a year ago. Total operating income was $157.4 million against $134.9 million a year ago. Income before provision for income taxes $146.6 million against $124.6 million a year ago. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $91.7 million or $2.53 per diluted share against $75.3 million or $1.96 per diluted share a year ago. Net debt was $1,333.9 million against $1,280.2 million a year ago. Capital expenditures - GAAP was $2.5 million against $3.2 million a year ago. Additions to computer software & other intangibles - GAAP were $12.3 million against $15.6 million a year ago. Core revenue was up 4% year over year, before the effect of foreign exchange (up 3% after the effect of foreign exchange). Total revenue was up 3% year over year both before and after the effect of foreign exchange. Operating income before non-core gains and charges of $161.2 million, down 7% year over year due entirely to planned strategic investments to drive long-term growth.
For the full year, the company reported total revenue of $1,681.8 million against $1,655.2 million a year ago. Total operating income was $421.5 million against $437.1 million a year ago. Income before provision for income taxes $348.6 million against $396.0 million a year ago. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $294.4 million or $7.99 per diluted share against $258.5 million or $6.54 per diluted share a year ago. Net cash provided by operating activities was $315.5 million against $333.3 million a year ago. Capital expenditures - GAAP was $12.2 million against $9.5 million a year ago. Additions to computer software & other intangibles - GAAP were $41.7 million against $45.6 million a year ago. Free cash flow was $261.6 million against $278.2 million a year ago. Core and total revenue was up 2% year over year, both before and after the effect of foreign exchange. Operating income before non-core gains and charges of $447.4 million, down 9% year over year due entirely to planned strategic investments to drive long-term growth.
The company provides revenue guidance for 2015. The company expects revenue growth of 2% to 5% before the effect of foreign exchange and including 1 point of inorganic contribution from NetProspex.

Dun & Bradstreet announced that it has declared an increased quarterly cash dividend of $0.4625 per share, up from prior quarterly dividend of $0.44 per share. This quarterly cash dividend is payable on March 11, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 24, 2015.

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